Dolby Atmos coming soon for home use

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by kenoh

Oh! I thought Timbre as in wood "as in Cabinets"?

Yes, having the same tweeters/drivers is very important but it's not that bad if you use another brand of speakers that sound near identical, size is where things become a major issue in panning...

Timbre (tambər):

noun
plural noun: timbres

The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.


If you have older speakers and want to add more for Dolby Atmos or other object based format and cannot easily find matching models from that particular line, finding the closest thing to them would be the best thing to do.

However, if you still have access to speakers from the same make and model line... that's what you should use.

The same holds true if you were in the market for a brand new set of speakers (same make, same model line).

The subwoofer(s), of course, does(do) not need to be from the same brand.